Author: M. A. K. HallidayPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111357449
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Intonation and grammar in British English
Author: M. A. K. HallidayPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111357449
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Intonation and Grammar in British English
Author: Michael Alexander Kirkwood HallidayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Intonation and Its Uses
Author: Dwight BolingerPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804715355
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
This is the second and concluding volume of the author's magnum opus on intonation, the summation of over forty years of investigation and reflection. The first volume, Intonation and Its Parts: Melody in Spoken English, was published in 1986. Intonation, or speech melody, refers to the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice in speech; it has intimate ties to facial expression and bodily gesture, and conveys, underneath it all, emotions and attitudes. Most of the first volume was devoted to explaining the basic nature, variety, and untility of intonation, using, as in the present volume, hundreds of examples from everyday English speech, presented much in the manner of musical notation. The present volume looks at how intonation varies among speakers and societies in terms of age, sex and region; how it interacts with grammar; and how it has been invoked to explain certain questions of logic. The discussion of variation shows the degree to which intonation can be conventionalized and yet embody a universal core of feelings and attitudes, renewed with each generation. The remainder of the book demonstrates that no explanation of those apparently more arbitrary phenomena with which intonation interacts is adequate if it ignores that emotive undercurrent. In examining recent proposals for a defining relationship between intonation and grammar or logic, the author shows that such relationships are inferential and based on attitudinal meanings. For example, a given intonation does not mean 'factuality', but rather 'speaker confidence', from which factuality is inferred. In general, the author shows intonation operating independently in its own sphere, but as nevertheless indispensable to interpreting other more arbitrary parts of language.
Modelling British English Intonation
Author: J. Roelof de PijperPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110883511
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
No detailed description available for "Modelling British English Intonation".
English Intonation PB and Audio CD
Author: J. C. WellsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521683807
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Intonation - the rise and fall of pitch in our voices - plays a crucial role in how we express meaning. This accessible introduction shows students how to recognize and reproduce the intonation patterns of English, providing clear explanations of what they mean and how they are used. It looks in particular at three key functions of intonation - to express our attitude, to structure our messages to one another, and to focus attention on particular parts of what we are saying. An invaluable guide to how English intonation works, it is complete with extensive exercises, drills and practice material, encouraging students to produce and understand the intonation patterns for themselves. The accompanying CD contains a wealth of spoken examples, clearly demonstrating English intonation in context. Drawing on the perspectives of both language teaching and linguistics, this textbook will be welcomed by both learners of English, and beginning undergraduates in phonetics and linguistics.
Intonation in the Grammar of English
Author: Michael Alexander Kirkwood HallidayPublisher: Equinox
ISBN: 9781904768159
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Summary: "Intonation in the Grammar of English is written for scholars who are interested in language, but not necessarily linguists or phoneticians. The introduction covers speech sound, locating it in relation to other phenomena and disciplines, discusses its representation and interpretation, and introduces the systems and strata which frame its analysis in terms of systemic functional linguistics. The three kinds of meaning - textual meaning (relating language to its ever changing context), interpersonal meaning (allowing us to enact our social exchanges with others) and ideational meaning (construing the logic through which we represent the world we live in) - are each achieved in part through intonation. We make these meanings through choices: in terms of locating the main rise or fall in an intonation contour; in terms of fitting an intonation contour to part of a clause, to a whole clause, or to more than a clause; and in terms of the shape of the intonation contour. A CD-ROM integrated with the book provides examples as the systems of intonational choices are presented, and also gives examples of these systems being drawn on in different dialects of English, and in the many different exchange situations in which speakers find themselves in the course of a day."--Publisher description.
Intonation
Author: Alan CruttendenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521598255
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This updated edition remains the basic reference book for all these concerned with speech in any way.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Author: Kate WoodfordPublisher:
ISBN: 9780521824231
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1550
Book Description
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.
Studies in English Language
Author: M.A.K. HallidayPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1847065740
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A fascinating, seventh volume in the Collected Works of M.A.K Halliday series, on Studies in English Language.
On the Grammar and Semantics of Sentence Accents
Author: Carlos GussenhovenPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110859262
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description